Reverend357
Reviewed
December 4, 2018 (edited February 19, 2020)
Day 4. Rum time. Never heard of this before but it sounded interesting, so I put it in. Probably. Not that I remember much of the ordering process....that was months ago.
At first I didn't want to believe that this thing has an ink note on the nose..but it does. It really does. And it's actually not bad. There is a lot going on in the smell...orange zest, marzipan, brown sugar and some tobacco. Still not 100% sure if I lean more in the direction of pipe tobacco or cigar tobacco. Somewhere in between.
The taste was surprising. This is not sweet at all. On the contrary, there is a distinct pepper note to start it off, with the marzipan and orange forming a base layer. Fruity, but not very sweet. The sweetest thing in there are almonds roasted in brown sugar. There is also a slightly bitter coffee note. More cappuccino than espresso, with a slight hint of cocoa.
Now the aftertaste is very interesting....baileys coffee. Slighly bitter, slightly sweet, stronger chocolate note and a bit of alcohol. Very nice.
The 18 usually goes for about 40, currently on sale for 31€ a bottle. Worth a grab at that price. Great sipping Rum for sure for the times when Zacapa and Diplomatico are just too much sugar.
40.0
EUR
per
Bottle